Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

clothing CAD patternmakertoclothing CAD technician

A clothing CAD patternmaker already meets 67% of what the clothing CAD technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From clothing CAD patternmaker
67%
Overlap1
To clothing CAD technician
16 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
35 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

67%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

35/ 100

1 Share of the clothing CAD technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the clothing CAD patternmaker profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A clothing CAD technician role treats 11 of its required skills as things a clothing CAD patternmaker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • 3D body scanning technologies
  • CAD for garment manufacturing
  • create patterns for garments
  • draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares
  • examine sample garments
  • grade patterns for wearing apparel

What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A clothing CAD technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a clothing CAD patternmaker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analyse clothing 3d prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held examine sample garments information skills
  • already held 3D body scanning technologies health and welfare
  • already held grade patterns for wearing apparel handling and moving
  • already held use 3D scanners for clothing working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held analyse scanned data of the body information skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 11 the clothing CAD technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 arts and humanities 2 required
  • required, not held history of fashion required
  • required, not held marker making required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held apparel manufacturing technology required
  • required, not held manufacturing of made-up textile articles required
03 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate computerised control systems required
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held perform process control in the wearing apparel industry required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a clothing CAD technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held 3D body scanning technologies knowledge
  • already held CAD for garment manufacturing knowledge
  • already held create patterns for garments skill
  • already held draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares skill
  • already held examine sample garments skill
  • already held grade patterns for wearing apparel skill
  • already held inspect wearing apparel products skill
  • already held make technical drawings of fashion pieces skill
  • already held manufacturing of wearing apparel knowledge
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held standard sizing systems for clothing knowledge
  • already held analyse clothing 3d prototypes skill
  • already held analyse scanned data of the body skill
  • already held manage briefs for clothing manufacturing skill
  • already held properties of textile materials knowledge
  • already held use 3D scanners for clothing skill
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
18 held skills the clothing CAD technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role calculate purchasing levels of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role commercial clothing glossary knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define specifications for clothing skill
  • not needed by the target role develop new products skill
  • not needed by the target role develop product design skill
  • not needed by the target role develop production line skill
  • not needed by the target role distinguish accessories skill
  • not needed by the target role distinguish fabrics skill
  • not needed by the target role draft bill of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role fabric types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow a tech pack skill
  • not needed by the target role prototyping in the wearing apparel industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role repair patterns skill
  • not needed by the target role research and development in textiles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of textile fibres knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use sustainable materials and components skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held apparel manufacturing technology required
  • required, not held history of fashion required
  • required, not held manufacturing of made-up textile articles required
  • required, not held marker making required
Index

Other moves recorded from clothing CAD patternmaker

Full index of moves from clothing CAD patternmaker

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.